NATO summit: Trump says Germany is ‘captive’ to Russia In heated exchange with NATO chief ahead of summit, Trump is fiercely critical of Germany for importing gas from Russia.
11 July, 2018 Comments Off on NATO summit: Trump says Germany is ‘captive’ to Russia In heated exchange with NATO chief ahead of summit, Trump is fiercely critical of Germany for importing gas from Russia.
At a meeting with NATO’s Stoltenberg, Trump said Germany is ‘captive’ to Russia [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters US President Donald Trump has told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that Germany is “captive” to Russia because it is importing energy from there. In a heated exchange with the NATO chief ahead of a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, the US president was fiercely […]
Continue reading …Abe visits flood disaster zone; new warnings issued
11 July, 2018 Comments Off on Abe visits flood disaster zone; new warnings issued
A man whose family is missing watches search and rescue operations at a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Wednesday. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health worries […]
Continue reading …Different strokes to paint England-Croatia clash Both sides deploy contrasting methods to get the better of their opposition
11 July, 2018 Comments Off on Different strokes to paint England-Croatia clash Both sides deploy contrasting methods to get the better of their opposition
Two contrasting styles will clash when England take on Croatia with both sets of players setting their eyes on what may be their first and final shot at the world championship. For almost all of them, this is realistically now or never. These English players grew up hearing about the class of 1966, immortal legends […]
Continue reading …
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the news media before boarding Marine One for travel to Europe from the White House, in Washington, U.S., Tuesday (local time). Reuters The Trump administration is readying tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports, ranging from burglar alarms to mackerel, escalating a trade war between the world’s two […]
Continue reading …Uneasy alliance: Transatlantic partners prepare for contentious NATO summit
11 July, 2018 Comments Off on Uneasy alliance: Transatlantic partners prepare for contentious NATO summit
The new NATO headquarters building is pictured in Brussels, Belgium, May 7, 2018. © Francois Lenoir / Reuters Combating mistrust – not terrorism – may be the top item on the agenda for NATO when it meets in Brussels this week. Usually a scripted snooze-fest, this year’s summit has been billed as a showdown between […]
Continue reading …Suicide blast kills ANP candidate, supporters at election rally At least 14 killed and scores wounded in suicide bombing at Peshawar campaign event organised by Awami National Party.
11 July, 2018 Comments Off on Suicide blast kills ANP candidate, supporters at election rally At least 14 killed and scores wounded in suicide bombing at Peshawar campaign event organised by Awami National Party.
The bomber targeted a meeting of the Awami National Party in Peshawar [Fayaz Aziz/Reuters] A suicide bomb attack at an election rally in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 14 people, including prominent local politician Haroon Bilour, police said. The attack on Tuesday at a campaign event organised by the Awami National Party (ANP) also wounded at least […]
Continue reading …Scenes of chaos after floods and landslides wreak havoc in western Japan
10 July, 2018 Comments Off on Scenes of chaos after floods and landslides wreak havoc in western Japan
Roads are flooded with heavy rain in Asakita Ward in the city of Hiroshima on Saturday morning. | KYODO Scenes of chaos after floods and landslides wreak havoc in western JapanAt least 16 people have been killed and around 50 remain missing amid record-breaking heavy rains, floods and landslides in much of western Japan. This […]
Continue reading …Israel seizes boat from Gaza seeking to break blockade
10 July, 2018 Comments Off on Israel seizes boat from Gaza seeking to break blockade
boats as a boat carrying Palestinian patients and students sails towards Europe aiming to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza, at the sea in Gaza July 10, 2018. (Reuters)People ride Israel’s navy seized a boat on Tuesday that had left from a Gaza port with wounded Palestinians aboard in a bid to challenge the blockade of […]
Continue reading …Why have record rains been so deadly in Japan?
10 July, 2018 Comments Off on Why have record rains been so deadly in Japan?
Despite various measures intended to prevent deaths, including dams to control flood waters, Japan sees rain-related deaths most years. Photo: AFP Japan is famously prone to natural disasters including earthquakes and tsunamis, and is generally considered well-prepared to cope. So why has record rainfall caused at least 100 deaths? Here are some of the factors that have […]
Continue reading …For the first time, Italy prevents a private Italian ship from docking with rescued migrants
10 July, 2018 Comments Off on For the first time, Italy prevents a private Italian ship from docking with rescued migrants
File photo of migrants on the deck of an NGO rescue ship. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP After announcing a stop to all ‘international mission’ boats bringing migrants to Italy at the weekend, the government has now for the first time turned away an Italian vessel. The interior ministry denied a civilian vessel permission to dock at […]
Continue reading …